This poem is published in poetry collection Hollow Eye (2026).
Risk as Data
I am relocated.
Not rescued.Lifted just enough
to avoid the worst of it.The height of my conscience is calibrated.
So-called suffering graphs beautifully.
Precision safety.No panic
reaches this height.No cries
disturb my sphere.From here I can see clearly.
Perspective improves with distance.
Distance clarifies my mirage.For me,
risk becomes data.Data behaves.
©2026 Samia Oldman
WHAT IS HUSH HALO?
Hush Halo is a dystopian sci-fi poetry collection set in a near-future shaped by technology, and optimized perfection. Each poem is paired with a unique soundscape created by poet, in Suno. Learn more in Square One.
Context: After the Great Optimization, a privileged group integrated into the system, believing they had now perfected themselves.
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